SCIENTIST, COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY Analytics BI & AI at YOH Services LLC in Bothell, Washington

Job Description:

Scientist, ComputationalBiologyneeded for acontract opportunityfor Yoh Scientific's client located in theSeattle, WAarea. This position is with a major pharmaceutical company that makes cancer and immunology drugs.If you meet the requirements, please apply to this job and also feel free to follow up via email to Rachita.Saxena@yoh.com. (Job#316314)



12 months w2 contract

Pay rate: $50- $51.50/hour



About the Team:

We are a team of data scientists invested in the principle that excellence in research starts with excellence in data practices. Combining computational expertise and data communication skills, we seek to develop data workflows and applications that empower our industry-leading research and early development (R&ED) programs in immuno-oncology and cellular therapy. To this end, we partner with data managers, translational scientists, bioinformaticians and clinicians to link scientific questions to solutions that remove computational, logistical and technological barriers to data utilization in research.





Key Responsibilities

* Contribute to the development and maintenance of a body of internal R packages aimed at standardizing our data workflows

* Collaborate with translational scientists to build and maintain production-grade R Shiny applications that enable efficient quality monitoring of large volumes of continuously flowing data

* Collaborate with translational scientists to refine and implement internally developed data QC algorithms

* Develop data objects (products) per scientific use-cases, following internally established data development workflows

* Collaborate with data managers and engineers to specify data models and data API endpoints to enable development of R Shiny applications that facilitate non-programmatic interaction with our translational data



Qualification and Experience

* BS degree with 4+ years of experience, a M.Sc. degree with 2+ years of experience or a recent PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Bioinformatics or similar fields

* Driven to deliver solutions that impact patients' lives

* Strong desire to learn with an interest in immuno-oncology and cellular therapy

* Experienced in interdisciplinary collaborations at the interface of data science and life sciences

* Capable of aligning day-to-day tasks with team's broader priorities and goals.

* Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical collaborators

* Proficient in good coding practices

* Command of data science stack of tools: R/Python, notebooks and git

* Experience with R Shiny, Dash, Plotly, Streamlit, or other reactive visualization framework

* Experienced in R package development

* Experience with APIs, or ability to quickly learn how to use them (e.g. R httr or Python requests)

* Experienced in data visualization and analytics

* Experienced in setting up data workflows that interface with diverse ecosystem of data platforms and APIs

* Computing proficiency: Base knowledge of Linux OS and interaction with cloud-resources particularly AWS

* Preferred: Experience with practicing Agile

* Preferred: Experience with clinical data practices and standards

* Preferred: Experience working with omics and/or flow cytometry data

* Preferred: Experience with CI/CD framework and SQL

Opportunity is Calling, Apply Now!

What's In It For You?

We welcome you to be a part of one of the largest global staffing companies to meet your career aspirations. Yoh's network of client companies has been employing professionals like you for over 65 years in the U.S., UK and Canada. Join Yoh's extensive talent community that will provide you with access to Yoh's vast network of opportunities and gain access to this exclusive opportunity available to you.

* Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits

* 401K Retirement Saving Plan

* Life & Disability Insurance

* Direct Deposit & weekly ePayroll

* Employee Discount Programs

* Referral Bonus Programs

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Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Visit https://www.yoh.com/applicants-with-disabilities to contact us if you are an individual with a disability and require accommodation in the application process.